Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

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" Cool Ladies in Black Gown " (also titled " Cool Ladies Later " or " Cool Ladies (in Black Gowns) " is songs written by Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, and Roger Greenaway and performed by the British rock group The Hollies. Originally appearing on the album Distant Light, it was released as a single in April 1972 (in Parlophone in England), selling 1.5 million copies in the United States and two million worldwide. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1972. Billboard ranked it as the # 1 song. 24 to 1972.

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Background and recording

On the day of "Long Cool Woman" recorded on AIR Studios, group producer, Ron Richards, was sick and, consequently, the song was produced by the group. This song is different from most other Hollies songs where there is no three-part vocal harmony, and this song features lead guitar and lead vocal work by Allan Clarke. Upon returning, Ron Richards mixed the recording.

The song is written in the swamp rock style of Creedence Clearwater Revival, in terms of vocals, rhythm, and melodic style. It appeared in the spring of 1972 (the same year Creedence split). Clarke imitated John Fogerty's vocal style, based on the Creedence song "Green River". According to Clarke, the song was written "about five minutes".

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Reception

In Britain's original Hollies, the song was just a modest success for the band, peaking at number 32 on the charts. However, it became a surprisingly great success in the United States, peaking at number 2 for two weeks behind Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)". It is their highest chart single in America. It also got number 2 in Australia. By this time, Clarke had left the band, but he felt that "it was unfortunate", because he had written the song. Clarke rejoined Hollies in the summer of 1973, partly because of the success of this song.

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Track list

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Personnel

• Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar
• Tony Hicks and Terry Sylvester - guitar
• Bernie Calvert - bass
• Bobby Elliott - drums

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Performance chart

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In popular culture and cover version

• Phantom, Rocker & amp; Slick released their version on their 1986 album Cover Girl .
• Country singer Clint Black released her version of the song to state radio on February 19, 2008, titled "Long Cool Woman". The Black Version is mapped on the Hot Country Song chart at # 58.
• Another country music singer, T. G. Sheppard, covered the song on his 1997 album Nothin 'on But the Radio .
• Vince Neil's heavy metal rocker releases heavier versions of "Long Cool Woman", along with covers and other original material, in his third studio album, & Tattoos Tequila, on June 22, 2010.
• The group acapella Rockapella released a version in the 1995 album Primary .
• BP energy companies use it in radio and TV commercials in 2013.
• "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" is the first song played by the Phish band. They also played songs at their 15th and 20th anniversary concerts.
• "Long Cool Woman in Black Dress" was played by Widespread Panic on October 29, 2000, for the last three shows on their Halloween weekend in New Orleans.
• The song was used in the movies Remember the Titans , Amores Perros , The Longest Yard , The Lovely Bones i>, Trouble with Curve , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows and Kong: Skull Island . The song was also used in the first trailer for The Nice Guys .

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References

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External links

• Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics

Source of the article : Wikipedia